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casm Cinematronics > * Reged: 08/27/07 Posts: 668 Send PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... 10/14/14 06:40 PM Reply > That's a very North American perspective. Well, yes - but the original comment that I replied to was in reference to the North American crash of '83 / '84 Besides, having grown up in North America and some very specific parts of Europe at the time that this was happening, those are really the only places that I can speak to firsthand. > In Japan and Australia arcades were as > popular as ever during the PlayStation era driven by the popularity of fighting games > and video mahjong. You only played fighting games at home for practice so you could > be competitive at the arcade. Growing up in Ireland, arcades survived well into the late '90s (I emigrated to the US in that timeframe, so my knowledge past that point is pretty much nil), but the console scene as known elsewhere was late in arriving. The NES wasn't officially sold on the Irish market until the SNES was very close to being ready, and while early consoles like the Atari 2600 had been available it seemed like the preference was for home computers over consoles right up until around the SNES era. That's not to say that consoles replaced computers after that point, but rather that they hadn't been particularly big sellers up until then. My suspicion is that the Maastricht Treaty had a lot to do with console uptake: prior to it being signed, import duties into Ireland from the rest of the EU were absolutely ridiculous, with pricing following suit. The timing on the launch of the SNES in Europe and the signing of the Maastricht treaty were *very* close, so it seems like a reasonable supposition. Either way, I think this helped to keep arcades open slightly longer there - the only place where you could get the arcade experience was actually in the arcade.

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on End of arcade development ? Sonic 10/05/14 06:29 PM Re: End of arcade development ? xBEMANIxGIRLx  10/22/14 04:39 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Nightvoice  10/21/14 07:08 AM For what it's worth...... sirscotty  10/08/14 01:59 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Moose  10/06/14 04:30 AM Re: End of arcade development ? sirscotty  10/05/14 08:57 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/06/14 06:14 AM Yeah, that's not true..... Traso  10/06/14 10:18 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... R. Belmont  10/07/14 05:08 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... DMala  10/09/14 05:27 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... R. Belmont  10/12/14 09:11 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... casm  10/13/14 12:22 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Vas Crabb  10/13/14 05:28 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... casm  10/13/14 08:45 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Vas Crabb  10/14/14 01:56 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... R. Belmont  10/14/14 10:04 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Outrun2006  10/15/14 02:49 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... casm  10/14/14 06:40 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Anonymous  10/18/14 10:55 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... R. Belmont  10/22/14 05:30 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Anonymous  10/23/14 07:08 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Traso  10/24/14 02:23 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Big Karnak  10/24/14 05:53 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Outrun2006  10/23/14 02:50 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... casm  10/19/14 02:51 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... jonwil  10/09/14 05:34 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... DomingosDeMame  10/09/14 06:52 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Heihachi_73  10/12/14 11:04 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Traso  10/14/14 03:52 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Heihachi_73  10/14/14 07:02 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... gregf  10/07/14 06:14 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Traso  10/07/14 07:32 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Anonymous  10/09/14 09:03 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Traso  10/11/14 07:03 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Anonymous  10/12/14 08:32 PM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Outrun2006  10/11/14 10:19 AM Re: Yeah, that's not true..... Smitdogg  10/11/14 08:10 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Comboman  10/05/14 08:22 PM Re: End of arcade development ? lharms  10/05/14 07:13 PM Re: End of arcade development ? jonwil  10/07/14 12:04 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/07/14 01:49 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Smitdogg  10/11/14 08:14 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/12/14 04:53 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Smitdogg  10/19/14 04:00 AM Re: End of arcade development ? RATMNL  10/12/14 01:35 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/12/14 02:09 PM Re: End of arcade development ? CTOJAH  10/12/14 02:13 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Traso  10/14/14 04:03 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/13/14 04:06 AM Re: End of arcade development ? CTOJAH  10/13/14 05:50 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Heihachi_73  10/19/14 08:14 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Traso  10/21/14 01:07 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/21/14 05:31 AM Re: End of arcade development ? B2K24  10/21/14 06:13 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Big Karnak  10/23/14 06:41 AM Re: End of arcade development ? jonwil  10/21/14 04:46 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Bad A Billy  10/13/14 05:42 AM Re: End of arcade development ? Firehawke  10/14/14 10:47 AM Re: End of arcade development ? RATMNL  10/12/14 06:06 PM Re: End of arcade development ? Traso  10/07/14 07:20 PM

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